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F. H. B. BABBE.

BED.

No. 448,000. Patented Mar. 10, 1891.

20 Q ci /3 V WM UNITED STATES IATENT OFFICE.

FRIEDRICK II. B. BABBE, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 448,000, dated March 10, 1891.

Serial No. 363,027- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRIEDRICK H. B. B'ABBE, a citizen of the United States, residingin the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, have invented an Improvement in Beds; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to that class of beds in which a strip of material, preferably in the form of an endless band, has supporting-bars fitted to its ends and is provided with side pockets, into which fit side bars which are independent of the end bars.

My invention consists, in connection with a bed of this kind, of underlying braces connecting the side bars directly, whereby the bed-strip is so drawn and tightened that it will yield only where the weight is, thus conforming better to the body.

My present invention is an improvement upon the form shown in my previousapplication, allowed June 28, 1890, and the patent for which will bear date August 19, 1890, in that the braces I now use overcome the difficulty arising from the braces shown in said patent. This difficulty only arises, however, in a double bed, but does not apply to a single bed, which is the form more particularly intended in my former invention. In that form of bed, on account of the braces being separate and pivoted below to a central bar, the side bars of the bed-strip are not rigidly connected, and as a consequence they both have a tendency to rise when the weight is imposed in the middle, thus causing a complete hollow in the bed, instead of actinglike a woven-wire mattress, conforming to the body and yielding only where the weight is, as does my present bed, which is therefore better adapted for a double bed. where ahollow is undesirable, though it makes little dif ference in a single bed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a more complete explanation of my invention, Figure 1 is a perspective View, portions of the bed-strip B being broken away to show the end and side bars. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of my bed.

Any form of bedstead may be represented by A, which is here shown as a simple frame.

B is the bed-strip or mattress, to be made of suitable fabric.

It is secured at each end to the end bars C, which are firmly secured to the ends of frame A. At each side it is secured to the side bars D, which are not connected with the end bars nor with the frame. The best form for the strip B is an endless band, in the bights of which the end bars are fitted, said band being formed or provided with open-ended side pockets, in which the side bars D are fitted and from which they can be readily removed.

E are braces extending transversely under the bed. They are connected at each end with the side bars D, and this connection is preferably made at a point under said bars, whereby they are out of the way and out of sight. These braces connect the side bars and may be of any suitable character, being here, shown as adjustable by letting into them the turn-buckle 6, whereby they may be tightened. It will be seen that the side bars and the braces connecting them are carried by the bed-strip B and are not secured to any portion of the bed-frame. Now in lying upon this bed the strip, which is held Well stretched, will yield only where the weight is, and will thus conform to the body instead of forming a deep hollow with the sides raised uncomfortably, as is the case where the braces do not connect the side bars, but support them from a separate fixed bar below, as in my former patent. This form of bedstrip is well adapted for chair-seats and other articles 9f furniture intended for supports or rests for the body.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

Thecombination of the exterior frame, the bars fixed to the ends of the frame, the endless band, in the bights of which said bars are fitted, the side bars independent of said exterior frame and fitted in the sides of said band, and the transverse braces adjustably connecting said side bars and provided with turn buckles, substantially as herein described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

FRIEDRICK II. B. BABBE.

\Vitnesses:

S. H. NOURSE, H. 0. LEE. 

